Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of American Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!
"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Incredibly Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week
Scandinavian Blues Boogie
Formed By Chip And Tony Kinman In 1996 After The Demise Of Their Infinitely Successful Cowpunk Band, Rank & File Putting a Unique Spin On Oh Shenandoah, A Traditional American Folk Song Of Uncertain Origin, Dating To The Early 19th Century; Appearing To Have Originated With Canadian And American Voyageurs Or Fur Traders Traveling Down The Missouri River
Inspired By Jimmy Reed, Hogan Began Performing In The 1930's Louisiana - Put To Together A Band Called The Rhythm Ramblers Which Greatly Impacted The Development Of The Baton Rouge Blues Sound
Composer: Terry Allen, 1979 - Juno Award For Best Roots And Traditional Album
Appearing At Meijer Gardens Next Sunday 6/9
Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941 (78)
Online Suggestion
Recorded By Many, But It Was Armstrong That Made It a Standard
One Of The Great R&B Saxophonists To Come Out Of California, Influenced By Illinois Jacquet And Lester Young
Michigan Music - Leader Bob Schultz Was The Organist On The Bob Seger System's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"
Lawton, OK - Co-Written With Chuck Prophet
Founding Member Of The Nerves And The Plimsouls, Striking Out On His Own In 1986
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Blues Spotlight: A Lively, Obscure Singer And Pianist, Moanin' Bernice Edwards Grew Up Playing The Juke-Joints Of Houston. Recording Opportunities Brought Her To Chicago Around 1923 For Two Sessions Cutting A Dozen Sides. Her Ragtime Boogie Style Is Accented By Vaudeville Warbling And Blues Belting. After A 1935 Recording Session, Moanin' Bernice Edwards Drifted Into Obscurity.
Blues Spotlight: Birth And Death Dates Unknown
820 Jazz: Al Harewood, Drums...Bob Cranshaw, Double Bass...Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone...Duke Pearson, Piano...Joe Henderson, Tenor Saxophone...Grant Green, Guitar - - - - - - -820 Jazz Presents "idle Moments" A 1963 Recording That May Well Be Grant Green's Greatest Moment On Record. He's Helped By An Ensemble That Is Slightly Larger And More Expressive Than His Usual Configuration. This Is Some Of The Finest Guitar Jazz Of the Hard Bop Era
Steve's Tribute To His Mentor, Guy Clark
Vintage Grass By Sonny And Bobby From Jack's Creek, KY With The Song That Put Them On Map
The Duo Of David Francey And Kieran Kane
New Music From The Nashville-Based Singer-Songwriter
